Pocket safety device



`lune 12, 1923; 1,458,867

o. N. WIMBERLY POCKET SAFETY DEVICE Filed Feb. 19, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1 mimi' ...n

June 12, 1923. 1,458,867

O. N. WIMBERLY POCKET SAFETY DEVICE Filed Feb. v19 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 V Wmberlj/ Patented June 12, 1923. l

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OSCAR N. WIMBERLY, OF JA'(.lKSOlillVILLE,` FLORIDA.

POCKET SAFETY DEVICE.

Appiicanon inea February 19, i921. semi No. 446,403.

eithei` by'theft or displacement since posii tive securing means are resorted to and fastened to the purse or like article and to the pocket of the apparel. i

In acordance with the invention a fastener containing member is secured within the pocket and a complemental member attached to the purse or like arti-cle to be made secure against loss.

When the purse is in the pocket the complemental fastening means are engaged thereby preventing surreptitious removal or casual displacement of the purse.

Other objects andadvantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the nature of the invention. l

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification, Y

Figure l is a detail view of a pocket illustrating an application of the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional detail,

Figure 3 is a detail view of the purse having one member of the safety means applied thereto,

Figure 4 is a detail view of the member l adapted to be secured to the pocket, and

Figure 5 is a detail view of the member adapted to be applied to the purse or like art. p Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 4, with the member carried by the purse in position within the pocket carried member.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and des1g nated in the Vseveral views of the drawings by4 like reference characters.

vThe safety means include complemental members l' and`2.V Fach of these members preferably consistsA of a flexible strip. The member l is adapted to be secured withinKL a pocket 3. The lmember 2 is adapted to be attached to anedge portion of the purse 4 or like part, The members are made Secure by any suitable fastening means. The' member l is preferably made secureat both ends, whereasthe member 2 is made secure at one end only.

A rod or 'like part v5 is mounted upon the member l so as to receive a rotary movement. v ,v

A linger 6 projects laterally from the rod,

or part 5 and yconstitutes'a locking element. A `finger piece 7 is disposed lat one end of the rod 5 for manipulation thereof. 'A spring S asociated with the. rod'' normally vholds the locking finger or element 6v in V`operative position. The spring 8 'and finger piece 7 are preferably disposed at opposite ends of the rod 5. vThe locking finger 6 is preferably located intermediate the ends of the rod 5. The linger piece 7 is elongated and has a lug 72L preferably disposed at a right angle to the locking finger 6 so as to engage the rear side of plate l to constitute a stop to normally hold the locking finger in operative position. y

For convenience, the member 2 is located at an edge portion of the pursev et or like part. A. slot 9 is formed lengthwise of the part 2 and is adapted to receive the locking finger 6. The slot 9 accommodates the locking finger 6 so that the purse or like part may occupy a relative position in the pocket so as to touch the bottom thereof.

The member 2 is adapted to slip into a pocket or space provided in the member l. The locking finger 6 is adapted to extend through the slot 9 and through an opening formed in a side ofthe member 1.. lVlien` placing the purse or Llike article in the pocket or removing ittherefrom, the finger piece 7 is turned to bring the locking finger 6 in the plane of the member lso that the member 2 may be slipped into or withdrawn from the pocket or space of the member l as willfbe readily understood.

What is claimed is: Y 1. Safety meant of the character speci-l fied, comprising complemental members, va

rod rotatably mounted upon one of the members and provided with a laterally eX- tending locking finger, and an elongated finger' piece secured to the rod and having' a lug disposed approximately in a plane at a right angle to the locking finger and engaging' the member to hold the locking linger in locking position.

2. Safety means of the character specified, comprising complemental members, a. rod rotatably mounted upon one of the members and provided with a laterally extending locking finger, an elongated finger piece secured to the rod and having a lug disposed in a plane at a right angle to the locking` finger, and a spring coacting With the rod and lug to normally hold the locking finger in operative position.

3. Safety means of the character specified, comprising a poclreted member adapted to be secured to the Wearing apparel, a rod rotatably mounted upon the member andL provided With a. lateral locking finger, a spring in cooperative relation with the rod for normally holding the locking nger in operative position, a finger piece having a lug forming a stop for the rod7 and a complemental member adapted to be attached at one end only to the purse or like part and adapted to fit into the pocket of the first mentioned member and to be engaged by the said locking finger.

el. Safety means of the character specified, comprisinga pocketed member1 a rotatable rod mounted on the member at one side of the pocket and provided intermediate of its ends with a laterally extending locking fingerr` a spring at one end of the rod normally holding' the locking finger in operative position, an elongated linger piece secured to the opposite end of the rod and having a lug` disposed in a plane at a right rasees? angle to the plane of the locking finger, and a slotted member adapted to be introduced into the pocket of the first mentioned member.

5. A device oi the class described comprising a pair of complemental members of Which one is adapted to be received Within the other, the first member carrying a rotatable rod provided with a locking linger, and a finger' piece provided with a stop lug, and means normally urging said stop lug into a position to hold said locking finger in locking position.

6. A device of the class described comprising a pair of complemental members oi which one is adapted to receive the other, the first member carrying a rotatable rod provided With a locking finger and a finger piece provided with a stop lug7 and inea-ns yieldingly holding said stop lug into a position to hold said locking finger in locking position.

7. A device of the class described comprising a plate carrying a pocket, a pair ot' ears carried by said plate and disposed at opposite sides of said pocket, a rotatable rod carried by said plate, a locking finger carried by said rod, a finger piece provided with a stop lug carried by said rod at one end tliereot, a spring coiled about said rod and abutting at one end against one of said. ears` and said spring coacting with said stop lug to hold said locking finger in normal position.

In testimony whereof' I afiix my sigimture in presence of two Witnesses.

OSCAR'N. IMBERLY. lilitnesses REEBIE V. MooDm, RUBY SMITH. 

